Manama: Dr. Jaleela bint Al Sayyed Jawad Hasan, Minister of Health, met Dr. Sania Nishtar, CEO of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), during her visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The meeting focused on enhancing health cooperation, ensuring the availability of vaccines, and supporting immunisation programmes.
According to Bahrain News Agency, the minister highlighted Bahrain's efforts to expand international partnerships for a sustainable vaccine supply and disease preparedness. She commended GAVI's role in enhancing global immunisation systems and reviewed Bahrain's vaccination achievements, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Hasan reaffirmed the country's commitment to sustaining health security and discussed Bahrain's initiative at the latest Arab Summit, held in May 2024, on healthcare for conflict-affected populations and regional pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing in collaboration with WHO, the Arab League, and other partners.
Dr. Sania Nishtar praised Bahrain's healthcare advancements and recognised the Kingdom as a model in immunisation and equitable vaccine access. She underscored the importance of Bahrain-GAVI collaboration in expanding vaccination and regional vaccine manufacturing.
Both sides expressed their commitment to strengthening cooperation to ensure vaccine sustainability and regional health security.